Witness and Victim Assistance Centers
Witness and Victim Assistance Centers are located in every county, usually within the District Attorney's Office. For the center nearest you, select from the alphabetical list below:
Alameda County - Lassen County
Los Angeles County - Mendocino County
Merced County - San Francisco County
San Joaquin County - Trinity County
Federal Victim/Witness Centers
Georgia Pope
Federal Victim/Witness Coordinator
Tel: (213)894-7627
U.S. Attorney's Office
Fax: (213)894-2744
312 N. Main St., Room 1311
E-Mail: georgia.pope@usdoj.gov
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Helene Tenette
Toll Free: (888)873-3480
Federal Victim/Witness Coordinator
Tel: (916)554-2776
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District
Fax: (916)554-2100
555 Capitol Mall, 15 th Floor
E-Mail: helene.tenette@usdoj.gov
Sacramento, CA 95814
Polly Montano
Toll Free: (800)544-1106 Ext. 5527
Federal Victim/Witness Coordinator
Tel: (619)557-5527
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District
Fax: (619)557-5782
880 Front Street, Room 6293
E-Mail: Polly.Montano@usdoj.gov
San Diego, CA 92101-8893
Shane VerPlanck
Federal Victim/Witness Coordinator
Tel: (415)436-6993
Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Fax: (415)436-7234
450 Golden Gate Ave, Room 10-0101, Box 36046
San Francisco, CA 94102-3478
Karen Saunders
United States Border Patrol-Crime Victim Assistance Unit
Tel: (619)662-7233
2411 Boswell Road
Fax: (619)662-7164
Chula Vista, CA 91914
Other Related Victim Services Agency Resources
Division of Juvenile Justice
Office of Prevention and Victims Services
Tel: (916)341-7065
Sharon Garcia, Victim Services Specialist
Fax: (916)445-3414
4241 Williamsbourgh Drive, Suite 214
E-Mail: Sharon.Garcia@cdcr.ca.gov
Sacramento, CA 95823
California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Office of Victim Services and Restitution
Toll Free: (877)256-OVSS (6877)
Katie James, Victim Services Manager
Local: (916)341-7064
P. O. Box 942883
Fax: (916)323-0769
Sacramento, CA 94283
E-Mail: Katie.James@cdcr.ca.gov
McGeorge School of Law
Jeanne Benvenuti, Program Director
Tel: (916)739-7049
Victims Legal Resource Center
Fax: (916)739-7066
3200 Fifth Avenue
Toll Free: (800)VICTIMS
Sacramento, CA 95717
E-Mail: jbenvenuti@uop.edu
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
630 K Street, 5th Floor
Tel: (916)323-3432
Sacramento, CA 95814
Toll Free: (800)777-9229
Web site: www.boc.ca.gov
State of California Office of the Attorney General
Crime and Violence Prevention Center
Jonathan Raven, Director
Tel: (916)323-3432
1300 I Street, Suite 1150
Toll Free: (800)777-9229
Sacramento, Ca 95814
National Organization of Victim Assistance (NOVA)
1757 Park Road, N.W.
Tel: (202)232-6682
Washington, D.C. 20010
Web Site: www.trynova.org
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs
Tel: (202)307-5933
633 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20531
Web Site: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc
Department of Justice
Office of Victim Services
Tel: (916)324-9945
1300 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CAL-CASA)
Ms. Marybeth Carter
Tel: (916)446-2520
1215 K Street, Suite 1100
Fax: (916)446-8160
Sacramento, CA 95814
Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women
Ms. Linda Berger
Tel: (562)981-1202
3711 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 718
Fax: (562)981-3202
Long Beach, CA 90807
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence
Ms. Ellyne Bell
Tel: (916)444-7163
926 J Street, Suite 210
Fax: (916)444-7165
Sacramento, CA 95814
California Victim Witness Coordinating Council Institute
Vacant, Director
Voice Mail: (916)442-5819
831 K Street, Suite 490
Fax: (916)442-8108
Sacramento, CA 95814